brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> that announcement from fed chairman bernanke sent stocks higher today. the dow picked up 92 points and finished at 10,374. the nasdaq was up 22 points on the day and the s&p gained 11 points. >>> police and demonstrators clashed today in greece. an estimated 50,000 demonstrators staged a march in athens against government austerity measures. some of the steps may include salary cuts and pension reforms. labor unions organized this protest march. things got violent for about lf an hour near the parliament. protesters hurled rocks, red paint and plastic bottles at riot police and the police responded with batons and tear gas. today the unions also called a 24-hour strike that grounded flights, shut down schools, and crippled public services. >>> coming up, the middle school student -- the controversy surrounding the middle school student who refused to standor the pledge of allegiance in montgomery county. >>> more high winds headed our way. how to prepare for power outages. >>> we might get a little bit of snow, too. bob will tell us about that. >>